On Wed, Jul 17, 2002 at 07:17:39AM +0530, Nimish wrote: > I want to automatically mount the windows partition within > linux, and unmount it once I exit linux. Once I boot I > have to use the terminal screen to manually boot the part- > ition using mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/win where I have created > win as the directory in mnt. > nimish >
Nimish, 1. It is always better to give the full syntax of mount rather than leaving things to auto-detect for mount. Makes it faster. The standard format for mount is: mount -t type device dir viz: mount -t vfat(or msdos) /dev/hda1 /mnt/win 2. For mounting any partition at boot it should be through the file /etc/fstab.I do not recommend Win partitions to be mounted at boot unless it is frequently used ... Besides, if you have locate database set, the file becomes excessively large ... The syntax for a user mountable fstab entry, suitable for a single user system is something like: /dev/hda1 /mnt/win vfat noauto,defaults,user,gid=200 2 2 Please note that "noauto" has been set. So it will NOT be moun- ted at boot time, but users belonging to gid=200 can mount it at any time with "mount /mnt/win" command. Normally, gid=200 is set for a group called "msdos". Please check up your /etc/group for gid entry for "msdos". You may add user names to this like: msdos:x:200:root,tom,dick,harry 3. If yours is a mutiuser box, you cannot use above technique Mount it once as root, at boot time through /etc/fstab. viz. /dev/hda1 /mnt/win vfat auto,defaults 2 2 HTH Bish -- : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Confirming that network is up and okay LOST #085 a) #ifconfig ... confirms that interface is configured b) To re-confirm that the interface has not dropped dead (e.g. on cable) ping the other host as well. ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>####################### : ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Jabber - The world's fastest growing real-time communications platform! Don't just IM. Build it in! http://www.jabber.com/osdn/xim _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
